The Fazlehaq College Mardan was brought into existence by the Governor of Khyber-Pukthoonkhwa (then NWFP) General (r) Fazle Haq and the educationist Abdul Ali Khan (son of the politician Bacha Khan) and brother of the pukhthoon poet, thinker and philosoph Each school has its own head teacher, its own set of teaching staff and its own motto.Preparatory School
The Preparatory school includes students from P-0 till P-5 i.e. It is headed by a Head-Mistress and the teaching staff are mainly females. The students of the Preparatory School reside in hostels named Karlanr House and Abdali House. The hostels are named after the forefathers of the Pukthoons that inhabit the area.Junior School
The Junior School students from F-1 to F-3 i.e from 6th till the 8th grade. Usually male teachers make up the teaching staff. Students reside in Sir Sahibzada House, named after Sir Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum of Topi, Sawabi, first Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and founder of the historical Islamia College and the University of Peshawar.Senior School
Senior School has two streams of study, M-1 And M-2. 9th and 10th grade leads to the Matriculation exam of the Pakistani scheme of studies, while F-4 and F-5 (also denoting the 9th and 10th grades) lead to the GCE 'O' levels exam of Cambridge University, UK. The college offers Intermediate classes for students after matriculation i.e. Classes Intermediate 1 and Intermediate 2 denoting the 11th and 12th grade respectively.The students can choose between pre-medical and pre-engineering courses. 'A' levels classes have been introduced. Students of the Senior School reside in Sher Shah Suri House, named after an Afghan Warrior. Another section of the boys in Khushal House, named after the warrior poet Khushal Khan Khattak. Boys of the Khushal house are day boarders. They leave for their homes after classes.